One of the nice things about being an editor is getting invites to local theatre shows, live music and dance. Last month, we enjoyed seeing Black Grace at the Civic with their performances celebrating their 30 year history.
And at the Q Theatre we loved hearing New Zealand musicians, composers and producers Rhian Sheehan and Arli Liberman playing their collaborative album ‘TRACES’ during a 90-minute show.
With influences from Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, Tangerine Dream, SPK and Pink Floyd, this instrumental journey blends electronic, ambient and post-rock soundscapes to create a world unlike anything else, described by filmmaker Sam Kelly as “an ethereal journey through dark and moody worlds.”
This month, there are three editorials about the Council’s Plan Change 120. Mike Lee calls it “detensification mania.” He points out that “Aucklanders are pushing back on Council’s Plan Change 120, the latest round of urban intensification imposed on Aucklanders by Auckland Council and the Government is proving to be deeply unpopular with Aucklanders, and not just in this ward.”
In her column, Sarah Trotman says, “Auckland doesn’t need a plan for two million houses, it needs a 30 year plan.”
In her letter to the Editor, Muy Chhour says, “I urge all Aucklanders to make a submission by 19 December and rise up against PC120. There is so much at stake: questionable walkable catchments, overstretched infrastructure – schools already at capacity, ageing water and wastewater systems, heritage and character protection, questionable flood plains, reduced permeable spaces, inadequate green spaces, slashed height-to-boundary rules, insufficient parking. Last but definitely not least, wider impacts on our well being.”
If you care about the future of our neighbourhoods, infrastructure and the character of Auckland Central, take time to be heard – make a submission by19 December. We know December is a busy month, but please have your say!
In other news, Whittaker’s is bringing something new to Ponsonby Road this year. Their first-ever Christmas Window Pop-Up Gift Store, opening 6-22 December at 188 Ponsonby Road, right beside the Franklin Road lights.
Ponsonby’s community spirit is taking on new life thanks to local resident and neighbourhood enthusiast Ryan Richards, who is bringing a brand-new Christmas market to Ponsonby’s stunning new urban jewel, Te Rimutahi at 254 Ponsonby Road. The Te Rimutahi Christmas Market takes place 9:30am-3pm on Saturday, 13 December 2025. (JAY PLATT & MARTIN LEACH)
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